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Subject:        FW: [Geonet] Volunteers and Information sought for 2
short-term USGS projects
Date:   Wed, 8 Sep 2010 09:11:32 -0700
From:   Roger Knouff <[log in to unmask]>
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Hi Angie,



Richard Huffine asked to have this announcement be posted on Maps-L.



Thanks!



Roger Knouff, MS-GIS, MLS
Map/GIS Librarian

ASU Libraries Map Collection <http://lib.asu.edu/mapcoll>

Noble Science & Engineering Library

Arizona State University
Office Phone: (480) 965-5973
Map Collection: (480) 965-5183







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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *Richard L Huffine
*Sent:* Tuesday, September 07, 2010 11:54 AM
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*Subject:* [Geonet] Volunteers and Information sought for 2 short-term
USGS projects




Dear fellow Geonet-ers -

I have been asked to address 2 different tasks before the end of our
operating year (September 30) and am looking for your input and
assistance to complete them:

1. Prioritization of USGS Series Publications for digitization: The USGS
will be restarting our digitization of USGS Series Publications in early
2011 and we would like to prioritize the work that needs to be done.
Could you let me know which specific USGS Series should be digitized
first and which Series you think can wait. You can find a complete
listing of Series at the USGS Publications Warehouse:
http://pubs.usgs.gov/ under the tab labelled "Contents."

2. Identifying "game changers" in the realms of library services and
geoscience research and describing them for my senior management. The
topics that have been proposed to date include the following:

Game Changers:
        Digital collections
        Good enough is good enough (most of the time)
        (Most) metadata is free
        Self-service (pros and cons)
        Aggregation
        Alert Services
        User interface changes
Barriers
        Copyright, Curation, and Distribution
        Cost of content and access management
        Governance and consensus on shared services
Future Structure
        Embedded librarianship
        Access versus ownership
        Provision of virtual library services
        Collaborative approach to supporting research

If you can contribute anything to one of these topics, please let me
know. If you think there are other game changers, barriers, and
suggestions for future structures that I should consider, please let me
know that as well. If you are willing to contribute to the content of
the report or if you would like to participate as a reviewer of the
draft report, please contact me and I'd be happy to work with you to add
your thoughts and perspectives.

Richard Huffine
National Library Coordinator
U.S. Geological Survey (MS 159)
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192
Tel 703-648-7182
Email: [log in to unmask]